Sonoran Dave 2,146 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 23 hours ago, GeoJack said: Dave, where did you route the intake and exhaust for the heater? Thanks. Rick Thanks. Seeing yours done was a big instigator to finally acquiring one myself. I'll post a pic when I hook it all up. I'm basically going to route it over to the driver's side wheel well. The mount I made for the heater elevates it above the metal apron so there is enough room to make the bend in the exhaust tubing. I'll also add some heat shielding to it...just in case. I'm thinking of building a 1915 for this one too. I am hoping that will be plenty of power. The 1600 still runs, so it is something I can do over the course of the winter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeoJack 831 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 1915 gets it down the road nicely. Looking forward to seeing further post. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sonoran Dave 2,146 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Did all my modifications to my front beam and got it installed. Sits a bit higher than expected. I may have miscalculated the orientation of the adjusters I welded in. I may have to take the beam back off and cut those adjusters free and weld them back in at slightly less angle. I did some beefing up of the beam while I had it out of the car. I also drove sections of the old sway bar into the each tie rod to strengthen them. It is starting to look good though. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stillweaver hillbelli 324 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 "Sits a bit higher than expected. I may have miscalculated the orientation of the adjusters I welded in. I may have to take the beam back off and cut those adjusters free and weld them back in at slightly less angle." ......... does the height issue have bearing on the caster? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sonoran Dave 2,146 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 16 minutes ago, Stillweaver hillbelli said: "Sits a bit higher than expected. I may have miscalculated the orientation of the adjusters I welded in. I may have to take the beam back off and cut those adjusters free and weld them back in at slightly less angle." ......... does the height issue have bearing on the caster? Not really. The arms cycle through the same geometry as stock. I just "pre adjusted" the adjusters a little much when welding them in. I want it to ride nice...not like a truck. The adjusters control the spring preload is all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sonoran Dave 2,146 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Figured I should update this thread and not leave it hanging. The car is up and running! I have some nickle and dime crap left to do, but it has carried me to work for the last two weekends. Aside from a few mechanical things, I still have to build the roof rack and spare tire carrier...and maybe some nerf bars too. It will be back to the airplane project now that this winding down. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,722 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 23 minutes ago, Sonoran Dave said: Figured I should update this thread and not leave it hanging. The car is up and running! I have some nickle and dime crap left to do, but it has carried me to work for the last two weekends. Aside from a few mechanical things, I still have to build the roof rack and spare tire carrier...and maybe some nerf bars too. It will be back to the airplane project now that this winding down. I see it's powered by a flux capacitor.😏😏 Very nice. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stillweaver hillbelli 324 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 hour ago, Morlock said: I see it's powered by a flux capacitor.😏😏 Very nice. I was wondering... or HVAC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sonoran Dave 2,146 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 It's a heater. Works great too. A lot better than standard 48 yo Beetle heat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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